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Firmware Update

7.2

From your computer via RS-232 port

It is possible to transfer a new firmware to the digital receiver
from your computer by connecting them with a RS-232 cable.

You need

TFD-Down

, a firmware transfer utility for this, which

is available from the website,

http://www.i-topfield.com

To update the firmware with this method, perform the follow-

ing steps:

1. Download a new firmware applicable to

your digital receiver from the Topfield
website.

2. Turn off the digital receiver.

3. Plug one end of a RS-232 cable (9 pin D-

sub cable) into the

RS-232

port on the dig-

ital receiver, and the other end into the
matching port on your computer.

4. Run

TFD-Down

The instructions on how to use

TFD-Down

are as follows:

1. Press the

Find

button to select the new

firmware file.

2. Press the

download

button, and then turn

on the digital receiver to start the file trans-
fer.

3. A countdown will be displayed on screen

4. Restart the digital receiver when the file

transfer is complete.

Summary of Contents for TF 4000 T

Page 1: ...TOPFIELD TF 4000 T TF 4000 COT User Guide Digital Terrestrial Receiver ...

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Page 3: ...ions 6 2 3 Rear panel connections 8 2 4 Connecting up your digital receiver 9 2 4 1 Connecting the antenna 9 2 4 2 Connecting to your television 9 2 5 Switching on for the first time 11 2 5 1 Inserting batteries in the remote control 12 2 5 2 Powering on and checking picture 12 3 Preference Settings 13 3 1 Language settings 13 3 2 Video and audio settings 14 3 2 1 Television standard 14 ...

Page 4: ...age 23 5 1 Volume control 23 5 2 Watching television 23 5 2 1 The services list 23 5 2 2 The favourite services list 24 5 2 3 Viewing programme information 26 5 2 4 Selecting audio tracks 26 5 2 5 Selecting subtitle tracks 27 5 2 6 Viewing teletext 27 5 3 Viewing electronic programme guide 27 5 4 Watching multifeed programme 29 5 5 Making timer events 29 6 Listing Services 31 6 1 Editing the servi...

Page 5: ...Contents v 7 Firmware Update 36 7 1 Checking the firmware information 36 7 2 From your computer via RS 232 port 38 7 3 From another digital receiver via RS 232 port 39 Index 40 ...

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Page 7: ...e ana logue broadcasts however digital broadcasts are not all as signed to their own frequencies instead multiple television broadcasts are transmitted through a single frequency The fre quency in digital broadcasting is usually called transponder To reduce confusion in this manual the word service is preferably used than channel as a term to indicate one television or radio broadcast 1 1 Features...

Page 8: ...eiver to the latest version provided by the manufacturer 1 2 Controlling the digital receiver The digital receiver can be operated with the remote control and the buttons on the front panel NOTE When the digital receiver is off but plugged into a wall outlet we say that it is in standby mode on the other hand when it is on it is in operation mode Even when you are not using the digital receiver yo...

Page 9: ...nd operation mode CHANNEL c a buttons switch to previous or next service They are also used to navigate in menus and interactive screens STANDBY lamp lights up while the digital receiver is in standby mode REMOTE lamp lights up whenever you press a button on the remote control EXT lamp lights up while the digital receiver is on ...

Page 10: ... viewed one 5 FAV displays the favourite lists 6 MENU displays the main menu It is also used to return to the previous menu from a submenu 7 EXIT is used to exit the current screen 8 EPG displays the electronic pro gramme guide 9 displays the service information box It is also used to display more information about a programme 10 c abuttons switch to previous or next service They are also used to ...

Page 11: ...menus and interactive screens 17 These buttons have different functions per menu They will be guided by on screen help 18 button is used to select an audio track and sound mode or a video track of multifeed programme but ton is used to select a subtitle track button displays teletext 19 pauses live television 20 UHF displays the radio frequency setting menu See 3 2 5 for more details 21 is not use...

Page 12: ...ies for the remote control AAA 1 5 V A copy of this user guide NOTE Accessories may vary according to your local area 2 2 Safety precautions Please read carefully the following safety precautions The mains power must be 90 to 250 volt Check it before connecting the digital receiver to the wall outlet For the power consumption of the digital receiver refer to Table 2 1 ...

Page 13: ...a cabinet make sure there is a minimum space of 10 centimetres around it For the physical specification of the digital receiver refer to Table 2 2 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched If the wires are exposed or the cord is damaged do not use the digital receiver and get the cord replaced Never open the digital receiver casing under any circum stances The warranty will be void Re...

Page 14: ...g signal output socket through the ANTENNA socket for another digital receiver 3 VIDEO Composite video output socket for the television set yellow 4 AUDIO L R Stereo audio output socket for the televi sion set or the audio system white red 5 TV Audio and video output socket for the television set 6 S PDIF Dolby digital output socket for the audio system 7 RF IN Analogue television input socket 8 R...

Page 15: ...ur dealer 2 4 1 Connecting the antenna Whatever sort of connection you have be tween the digital receiver and the television you need to connect the digital receiver to your television antenna so that it can receive digital television services Connect the antenna cable to the ANTENNA connector If you have another digital receiver link it from the RF LOOP OUT connector 2 4 2 Connecting to your tele...

Page 16: ... rather than SCART If you have such a television use an appropriate conversion ca ble to link the TV socket on the digital receiver to the matching socket on your television If you connect with a standard SCART cable you do not have to make audio connections because the SCART connector can output stereo audio But if you use a conversion cable such as SCART to Component you have to make audio conne...

Page 17: ...ital receiver In this case you will need to connect a ca ble from the RF OUT socket to the antenna connector on your television To ensure your television can also pick up existing analogue channels as well you will need to connect a cable from RF LOOP OUT connector on the back of the digital receiver to the RF IN connector Tune your television set to channel 36 or rarely 43 so that you can see the...

Page 18: ...m leaking batteries NOTE Batteries including those which contain no heavy metals may not be disposed of with household waste Please dispose of used batteries in an environmentally sound manner Find out about the legal regulations which apply in your area 2 5 2 Powering on and checking picture Now press the button in top left corner on the remote con trol If the picture is good you can skip to 4 1 ...

Page 19: ...btitle track should be output Select the System Setting Lan guage Setting menu You should see a screen like the left figure Menu language The digital receiver supports many menu languages Dutch English German French Italian Russian Turkish and so forth Set the Menu Language option to your desired language Once you select a language the menu will be immediately displayed in the selected language ...

Page 20: ...ll be output if available Apart from this setting you can select an audio track with the button See 5 2 4 for detailed description 3 2 Video and audio settings You have to configure the video and audio settings appropriately to your television set and other appliances Select the System Setting A V Output Setting menu You should see a screen like the left figure 3 2 1 Television standard The digita...

Page 21: ...3 2 2 Colour model Through the TV SCART connector the digital receiver is able to output video in various colour models If you have the digital receiver linked to your television via this connector you should set the Video Output option to your desired colour model If you have connected via the RCA connector labeled VIDEO on the back panel you do not have to set this option because the digital rec...

Page 22: ...es equally to fit to the width of the normal screen NOTE When watching television press the 0 button to alternate between normal screen and wide screen formats 3 2 4 Sound mode Basically there are two audio sources as you can find two audio sockets on the back panel of the digital receiver You can enjoy only one source or both of them in either stereo or mono Set the Sound Mode option as you desir...

Page 23: ...M Bahamas Belgium Bolivia Chile Ecuador Fiji Guam Jamaica Mexico Panama Peru United States Venezuela Set the RF Channel option to a channel number as you desire You then have to retune your television set to the new channel number 3 3 Local time setting You should set your local time for timer events Select the System Setting Time Setting menu You should see a screen like the left figure You can s...

Page 24: ...d GMT 3 00 Baghdad Riyadh Moscow St Petersburg GMT 3 30 Tehran GMT 4 00 Abu Dhabi Muscat Baku Tbilisi GMT 4 30 Kabul GMT 5 00 Ekaterinburg Islamabad Karachi Tashkent GMT 5 30 Bombay Calcutta Madras New Delhi GMT 6 00 Almaty Dhaka Colombo GMT 7 00 Bangkok Hanoi Jakarta GMT 8 00 Beijing Perth Singapore Hong Kong GMT 9 00 Tokyo Seoul Osaka Sapporo Yakutsk GMT 9 30 Adelaide Darwin GMT 10 00 Eastern Au...

Page 25: ...d you will be asked your Personal Identifica tion Number PIN The number is initially set to 0000 If you wish to block 15 or above rated programmes set the Censorship option to 15 age Setting it to No block blocks no programme on the other hand setting it to Total block blocks every programme NOTE If a programme does not have any programme classification information your censorship setting will not...

Page 26: ...0 percent You can adjust the display time of the information box For the information box see 5 2 3 To adjust its display time select the System Setting menu and set the Info Box Display Time option as you desire Its available range is from 1 to 30 seconds If you set this option to No Info Box the information box will not be displayed when you switch services However pressing the button will displa...

Page 27: ...see a screen like the left figure If you have an antenna booster you should set the Antenna Sup ply 5V option to On to supply power to it You should set the Search Mode option to Auto for the first time after connecting up the digital receiver then the digital receiver will search for all available services You may choose to only search for services of a specific trans ponder because more than one...

Page 28: ...be listed When it has completed press the OK button to save found services To stop at any time or to exit without saving press the EXIT button 4 2 Resetting to factory settings The digital receiver maintains the following data Services list Favourite list Timer list Preference settings You can reset all data of the digital receiver To do that select the Installation Factory Setting menu and then y...

Page 29: ...ton Press it again to restore the sound to previous level 5 2 Watching television To change services press the aor cbutton Pressing the button switches to the previously viewed service In addition you can switch to your desired service by entering its service number with the numeric buttons You can also select a service to watch in the services list 5 2 1 The services list To view the services lis...

Page 30: ...the numeric buttons puts the highlight bar on its entry You can switch between the television services list and the radio services list by pressing the button Pressing the F3 button performs an alphabetic browse For instance when the highlight bar is on an entry of which initial is B pressing the F3 button puts the highlight bar on the first entry of which initial is C To sort the services list by...

Page 31: ...e if you then switch to another service using the a or c button it will be also another favourite service of the selected group The digital receiver will remind you what group you have selected by displaying its name at the top right of the screen whenever you switch services If you wish to get out of the current group select the All services group on the favourite group list Besides that you can ...

Page 32: ...ramme Teletext symbol if teletext pages are provided on the current service Lock symbol if the current service is locked Dollar symbol if the current service is a pay service Multifeed symbol if the current programme is pro vided as a multifeed programme To use this feature refer to 5 4 Pressing the button once more displays detailed information about the current programme To hide the information ...

Page 33: ...Once you select a subtitle track it will be displayed 5 2 6 Viewing teletext On some services such information as weather reports news or stock quotations is provided by means of teletext If the current service provides teletext the teletext symbol will be displayed on the information box Press the button to view teletext pages Select a desired page to view by entering its page number with the num...

Page 34: ...ith the F3 button To see the programme guide for radio broadcasts press the button To switch it back press the button again Pressing the F1 button displays the programme guide in the form of a spreadsheet To switch it back press the F1 button again You can make a timer event on the electronic programme guide as follows 1 Select a service you want 2 Press the EPG button to display its programme gui...

Page 35: ...o press the button once more to select audio tracks 5 5 Making timer events You can make your desired services to be presented at a specific time Even if the digital receiver is in standby mode it will switch into operation mode at the specifiged time However if you press any button on the remote control or on the front panel even just one time the digital receiver will not switch into standby mod...

Page 36: ...o watch every episode of the programme set the Mode option to Every Weekend 4 Set the Date option to a desired date on which the digital receiver will turn on The date format is day month year day of the week Set the Wakeup Time option to a desired time at which the digital receiver will turn on The time format is hour minute 5 Set the Duration option to a desired time in which the digital receive...

Page 37: ...ices list Select the Organizing Services menu You should see a screen like the left figure There are editing options on the left column and service entries on the right column Once you put the highlight bar on a desired option on the left column and press the OK button you can select a desired service to edit on the right column To go over to the other column press the F1 button ...

Page 38: ... Press the OK button to fix it You can lock some services to prevent your children from watching them To lock a service select the Lock option and select a desired service then the selected service gets marked with a lock symbol on it If anyone tries to watch a locked service the person has to enter the personal identification num ber that is set to the Change PIN Code option See 3 4 for this opti...

Page 39: ...o the highlighted group As you move the highlight bar up or down on the group list favourite services belonging to the highlighted group get shown in the favourite list You can add up to 30 groups To add a group select the NEW option in the group list then the on screen keyboard appears See 6 3 for how to use the on screen keyboard To rename a group put the highlight bar on the group entry you wan...

Page 40: ...ge a group s favourites by moving a favourite entry To move a favourite entry put the highlight bar on the favourite entry you want and press the F2 button then the selected entry becomes dark Move it to a desired place and press the OK button To add radio services press the button then radio ser vice entries get listed in the services list To recall the television services list after adding radio...

Page 41: ...er to another same digital receiver by connecting them with a RS 232 cable To have the receiver data transferred perform the following steps 1 Plug one end of a RS 232 cable 9 pin D sub cable into the RS 232 port on the dig ital receiver and the other end into the matching port on the other digital receiver 2 Turn on the source digital receiver 3 Select the Installation Transfer Data to Other IRD ...

Page 42: ...d an update utility which runs on most versions of Windows from the Topfield website http www i topfield com 7 1 Checking the firmware information You have to check the firmware information of your digital re ceiver before downloading a new firmware Select the Infor mation IRD Status menu You should see a screen like the left figure Remember the System ID and download a firmware with the same syst...

Page 43: ...7 1 Checking the firmware information 37 NOTE You can only update with firmwares of which system identifi cation is identical to that of yours Otherwise you will fail in firmware update ...

Page 44: ...firmware applicable to your digital receiver from the Topfield website 2 Turn off the digital receiver 3 Plug one end of a RS 232 cable 9 pin D sub cable into the RS 232 port on the dig ital receiver and the other end into the matching port on your computer 4 Run TFD Down The instructions on how to use TFD Down are as follows 1 Press the Find button to select the new firmware file 2 Press the down...

Page 45: ...2 Plug one end of a RS 232 cable 9 pin D sub cable into the RS 232 port on the dig ital receiver and the other end into the matching port on the other digital receiver 3 Turn on the source digital receiver if not already on 4 Select the Installation Transfer Firmware to Other IRD menu then you get asked for confirmation select Yes 5 Turn on the target digital receiver to start the firmware transfe...

Page 46: ...te 30 Delete 32 download 38 Duration 30 DVB 1 Electronic Programme Guide 27 Every Day 30 Every Weekday 30 Every Weekend 30 Factory Setting 22 Find 38 Info Box Display Time 20 Info Box Position 20 information box 26 IRD Status 36 keyboard 34 Language Setting 13 Letter Box 16 Local Time 18 Lock 32 Manual 22 Menu Language 13 Mode 17 18 30 mono 16 Move 32 multifeed 29 NEW 33 No block 19 normal screen ...

Page 47: ...A 32 Sort Fav NoFav 32 Sort FTA CAS 32 Sound Mode 16 Space 34 specifications 7 9 Start Search 22 stereo 16 subtitle 27 Subtitle Language 14 System ID 36 System Setting 20 teletext 27 television services list 32 TFD Down 38 time format 18 Time Offset 17 Time Setting 17 20 timer list 29 Timer Setting 29 Total block 19 Transfer Data to Other IRD 35 Transfer Firmware to Other IRD 39 transponder 1 TV 8...

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Page 50: ... either the retailer where they purchased this product or their local government office for details of where and how they can dispose this product for environmentally safe recycling Business users should contact their supplier and check the terms and condi tions of the purchase contract This product should not be mixed with other commercial wastes for disposal Topfield continues to improve the dig...

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